Comparison of nasalance in Spanish-speaking bilinguals and English-speaking monolinguals living in eastern North Carolina : a preliminary investigation / by Katie Broadwell.
| Author/creator | Broadwell, Katie author. |
| Other author | Perry, Jamie L., degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2016. |
| Description | 42 pages. |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Series | ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | The purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary nasalance (percentage of air resonated in the nasal cavity) data for typically developing, Spanish-speaking bilinguals living in NC. A secondary aim was to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in nasalance between Spanish-English bilingual children and English monolingual children. Sixteen healthy children (8 monolingual English-speaking, 8 Spanish-English bilingual) with normal anatomy between 5 and 6 years of age at the time of the experiment completed the experiment. Between-group comparisons of the mean nasalance values were conducted using a paired samples t test. Independent samples t tests were used to compare bilingual participants' productions of the English and Spanish stimuli. A statistically significant difference was found in overall mean nasalance values between monolingual and bilingual groups. However, when analyses were separated by stimulus type, only the single-word productions of Spanish stimuli differed significantly between groups. The data from this study provide preliminary nasalance values for a population of Spanish-English bilingual children with normal anatomy. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| General note | Advisor: Jamie Perry. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 21, 2016). |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 2016. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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